text_original: It took seventeen lawyers three years to read through all the existing collections of responsa, eliminate con  tradictions and superfluous matter, and rearrange the whole in one series of volumes.
text_transcription: IT TOOK SEVENTEEN LAWYERS THREE YEARS TO RE THROUGH ALL THE EXISTING COLLECTIONS OF RESPONSA ELIMINATE CONTRADICTIONS AND SUPERFLUOUS MATTER AND ARRANGED THE WHOLE IN ONE SERIES OF VOLUMES
phonemes: ɪt tˈʊk sˈɛvəntˌiːn lˈɔɪɚz θɹˈiː jˈɪɹz tə ɹˈiːd θɹuː ˈɔːl ðɪ ɛɡzˈɪstɪŋ kəlˈɛkʃənz ʌv ɹᵻspˈɑːnsə, ᵻlˈɪmᵻnˌeɪt kˈɑːn tɹædˈɪkʃənz ænd suːpˈɜːfluːəs mˈæɾɚ, ænd ɹˌiːɚɹˈeɪndʒ ðə hˈoʊl ɪn wˈʌn sˈɪɹiz ʌv vˈɑːljuːmz.